Stevenson, Wong & Co. is pleased to announce that our Partner and Head of Banking and Finance, Litigation and Dispute Resolution, and Co-head of the FinTech Group, Heidi Chui, alongside our Partner and Deputy Head of Corporate Finance and Co-head of the FinTech Group, Rodney Teoh, have been honoured as Growth Drivers in The A-List 2025–26 by China Business Law Journal.

This recognition reaffirms the sustained leadership of both Partners in their respective fields. Ms. Chui has been acknowledged for this accolade for the fifth consecutive year, while Mr. Teoh has received this honour for the third consecutive year.

The selection for the “A-List Elite Lawyers” is based on thousands of nominations and independent research from corporate legal counsel, executives, and legal peers, ensuring a high level of industry credibility. The “Legal Elite” category specifically aims to recognise exceptional lawyers who demonstrate both profound professional expertise and significant market influence, particularly in driving business development and earning client trust.

We would like to express our gratitude to China Business Law Journal and our clients for their ongoing support.

For further details, please contact our Partners, Heidi Chui and Rodney Teoh, or view the official report on the CBLJ website here.

We are honoured to announce that Partner and Head of the Corporate Finance Department, Hank Lo, has once again been named one of “The A-List Elite Lawyers” by the prestigious legal publication, China Business Law Journal (CBLJ).

This distinction marks the sixth consecutive year that Mr. Lo has received this accolade. Following his inclusion in 2024, he has once again been listed in the highest tier, the “Visionaries” category, underscoring his exceptional professional expertise and leadership within the industry.

The CBLJ “The A-List Elite Lawyers” list aims to honour top lawyers who have made significant contributions to the China market and China-related business. The selection process is based on extensive market research, incorporating thousands of nominations and independent evaluations from in-house counsel, company executives, and legal professionals.

The list is divided into three categories: “Visionaries,” “Growth Drivers,” and “Rising Stars.” The “Visionaries” category specifically celebrates senior legal leaders who excel both within their firms and across the broader industry. These elite individuals typically hold pivotal roles such as managing partners or department heads, leveraging their strategic foresight to contribute to the advancement of the legal profession.

Mr. Lo possesses over three decades of extensive experience in capital markets, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate compliance. Recently, he has been admitted to practise as a solicitor in the United Arab Emirates and actively expanding the firm’s legal services into the UAE and the Middle East to facilitate Chinese enterprises with their “going global” strategies and international expansion.

We extend sincere gratitude to CBLJ for this recognition and offer most heartfelt thanks to our  clients for their unwavering trust and support.

For further details, please contact our Partner, Hank Lo, or view the official report on the CBLJ website here.

We are thrilled to announce that our Partner, Rodney Teoh, Deputy Head of Corporate Finance and Co-Head of Fintech, has been recognised by Asia Legal Business (ALB) as one of the Top Greater Bay Area (GBA) Dual-Qualified Lawyers for 2025. This esteemed accolade highlights Rodney’s exceptional legal expertise and his pivotal role in shaping the rapidly evolving legal landscape within the Greater Bay Area.

Rodney is among the first cohort of Hong Kong lawyers to successfully pass the GBA legal professional examination (GBA Examination). In addition to his qualifications in Hong Kong and the PRC (GBA), he is also qualified in Australia (NSW) and England & Wales. His impressive quad qualification, combined with extensive experience in equity and debt capital markets and private investments, enables him to adeptly handle cross-border matters involving Hong Kong, the PRC, and Southeast Asia.

The GBA Examination, launched in 2021, aims to accelerate the development of the Greater Bay Area and foster closer collaboration among legal professionals within the GBA legal services market. Following the successful completion of the examination and the acquisition of the relevant practice certificate, Hong Kong legal practitioners with the requisite years of accumulated legal practice experience are now permitted to provide legal services in the nine Mainland municipalities of the GBA for specified civil and commercial matters.

Congratulations to Rodney on this well-deserved accolade!

For more information, please see here for ALB’s report on the November issue or contact our Partner Rodney Teoh.

We are pleased to announce that our Partner, Gordon Tsang, has once again been recognized as one of the winners of the LexisNexis 40 Under 40 awards for the fourth consecutive year. This achievement serves as a testament to his solid expertise and contributions to the legal profession. Gordon’s recognition underscores his dedications to his clients and his active support for mentoring initiatives and legal education.

The LexisNexis 40 Under 40 awards celebrate 40 outstanding young professionals, aged 40 and under, across various legal disciplines. Winners are selected based on their exemplary work ethic, dedication to clients, partners, and colleagues, as well as their exceptional passion for fostering growth and leadership within the legal sector.

Gordon Tsang | Partner
Practice Areas: China Practice, Corporate Commercial Law, Corporate Services, Corporate Finance

Gordon has experience handling a wide range of corporate and commercial matters, including pre-IPO restructuring and financing, Hong Kong and U.S. IPOs, mergers and acquisitions, loan and financing transactions, corporate governance and general compliance for listed companies as well as private enterprises.

Gordon has also been recognized by the China Business Law Journal as an A-list lawyer for 2024-2025, the IFLR1000 Asia Pacific Guide in Capital Markets-Equity from 2023 to 2025, The Legal 500 Asia Pacific in Capital Markets-Equity from 2024 to 2025, and ALB as a Hong Kong Rising Star for 2024-2025. His inclusion in the LexisNexis 40 Under 40 list spans from 2022 to 2025.

In addition to his legal practice, Gordon serves as the Company Secretary of 1957 & Co. (Hospitality) Limited (Stock Code: 8495), Mabpharm Limited-B (Stock Code: 2181) and Sundy Service Group Co. Ltd (Stock Code: 9608).

For any enquiries, please visit LexisNexis’s website here or contact our Partner, Gordon Tsang.

Asian Legal Business (ALB) has recently announced the nominees for the 2025 Indonesia Law Awards. We are delighted to announce that Stevenson, Wong & Co. have been shortlisted in the following categories:

LAW FIRM CATEGORIES

• Indonesia Practice, Asian Law Firm of the Year

DEAL CATEGORIES

• Equity Market Deal of the Year

Nanshan Aluminium International Holding IPO and Global Offering on HKEX Main Board

The ALB Indonesia Law Awards aim to honor law firms, lawyers, and in-house legal teams that have achieved exceptional success in the market over the past year. The awards ceremony will take place on 23 October 2025, in Indonesia, where the final winners will be revealed.

Please see here for the full list of the finalist.

For more information, please contact our Partner Rodney Teoh.